Medical Mycological Society of the Americas

Welcome to MMSA

Our Purpose:

To promote medical mycology as a flourishing and distinct division of medical microbiology.
To unite all medical mycologists under a central organization that will recognize their needs and represent their interests.
To encourage fellowship among its members.
To provide recognition to distinguished medical mycologists at all stages of careers through sponsored awards.

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Journal of Fungi Affiliation

In August 2020, MMSA established an affiliation agreement with the Journal of Fungi (JoF), a journal published by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). The affiliation agreement creates a number of advantages for MMSA members, such as dedicated discounts on publication costs, conference collaboration, and more. 

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Our History

MMSA was first proposed during the Second Symposium on Coccidioidomycosis in Phoenix, Arizona, December 9th 1965 by a group of mycologists who met to discuss unifying medical mycologists throughout the Americas into a central unifying organization.

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Our By-Laws

Encourage fellowship among its members. Unite all medical mycologists under a central organization that will recognize their needs and represent their interests. Provide recognition to medical mycology as a flourishing and distinct division of medical microbiology.

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Our Council

President: Bridget Barker | President Elect: Minh-Hong Nguyen | Vice President: Bettina Fries | Secretary: Mairi Noverr | Treasurer: Karen Wozniak | Social Media Director: Somanon Bhattacharya | Councilors Amariliz Rivera, Jessica Brown and Allan Guimaraes.

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